Rule 15-12-32-1.3.5 - Trauma Care Trust Fund Distribution CalculationAmounts to be disbursed from the Trauma Care Trust Fund (TCTF) shall be calculated as follows:
1. On or about April 1 and October 1 of each year, or at such other times as the State Health Officer may direct, the Trauma System Administrator (TSA) shall obtain a Treasury report showing the fund balance in the TCTF.2. To obtain the amount to be distributed, the following amounts will be subtracted from the fund balance:a. One half of an amount to be determined by the Department for administrative expenses of the Department Division of Trauma as of the date of the calculation;b. One half of an amount not to exceed Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000) for each Level IV Trauma Center which has completed at least one year of satisfactory participation in the Mississippi Trauma Care System as of the date of the calculation (annual stipend);c. One half of an amount not to exceed Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000) for each Level IV Trauma Center which has completed at least one year of satisfactory participation in the Mississippi Trauma Care System as of the date of the calculation (educational grant); andd. One half of an amount to be determined by the Department, and approved by the MTAC, for administrative expenses for each Trauma Care Region, as of the date of the calculation.3. The amount remaining after the above administrative payments have been calculated, reserved and/or expended, shall be distributed according to the TCTF formula (refer to Appendix C for a graphic representation).15 Miss. Code. R. 12-32-1.3.5
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-59-5